Navdeep Singh

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Navdeep Singh is the Executive Director of the Virginia Civic Engagement Table (VCET). 

He is dedicated to building community power using a cross-functional approach that combines advocacy, organizing, program strategy, and narrative design. His background organizing in and advocating for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Arab, Muslim, South Asian, Sikh American communities in the aftermath of acts of hate, violence, and discrimination profoundly shapes his approach to working with immigrant and marginalized communities at both the federal and state level, in the courts and in the halls of Congress. 

He has over fifteen years of leadership in policy, campaign strategy, and organization building in national civil rights and non-profit organizations. He ran a social impact consulting firm, focused on designing programs and building community infrastructure to address emergent and systemic problems across diverse communities. He previously served as the Policy Director of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and as the Policy Director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF). He was the co-chair of the Civil Rights Committee of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA). 

He is a member of and held leadership roles in several community organizations and bar associations. He is co-chair of the NAPABA Civil Rights Committee and serves on the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee. He served on the board of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania. He is a co-founder of the Sikh American History Project.

He was recognized as one of the Pennsylvania Legal Intelligencer’s Lawyers on the Fast Track,  the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs (NAAPPPA) Best Under 40, and NAPABA's Best Under 40. He graduated from the George Washington University Law School and the University of Virginia.